Modelling the Survival of <i>Escherichia coli</i> O157:H7 on Raw Portioned Tomatoes, Inoculated with <i>Aspergillus fumigatus</i> and <i>Emericella nidulans</i>

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</svg> SD; the lines are the best fit obtained through the classical Weibull equation. ■: samples inoculated with <i>E. nidulans</i>; <i>◊</i>: samples inoculated with <i>A. fumigatus</i>; <i>▲</i>: control.</table>

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Figure 2: Modelling the Survival of <i>Escherichia coli</i> O157:H7 on Raw Portioned Tomatoes, Inoculated with <i>Aspergillus fumigatus</i> and <i>Emericella nidulans</i> 

Figure 2 | Modelling the Survival of Escherichia coli O157:H7 on Raw Portioned Tomatoes, Inoculated with Aspergillus fumigatus and Emericella nidulans 